The NROL-123 mission launched March 21, 2024, on a Rocket Lab Electron Rocket for the National Reconnaissance Office. The NRO said the mission was for technology demonstrations Credit: NRO

The agency’s principal deputy director Troy Meink said the NRO is targeting a May 19 launch of NROL-146

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Sandra Erwin writes about military space programs, policy, technology and the industry that supports this sector. She has covered the military, the Pentagon, Congress and the defense industry for nearly two decades as editor of NDIA’s National Defense...